Makalu | 2008 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A Czech Republic expedition to Makalu in 2008 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Zdenek Hruby. Summit reached on 21st May 2008. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6060
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MAKA08107
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2008
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Czech Republic
Leaders	Zdenek Hruby
Sponsor	Dhaulagiri & Annapurna Czech Expedition 2008
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	110 w/Aus
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Helicopter from Lukla to Hillary BC 16 May
Basecamp Date	2008-05-16
Summit Date	2008-05-21
Summit Time	1115
Summit Days	5
Total Days	7
Termination Date	2008-05-23
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8485
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	Climbed Dhaulagiri (DHA1-081-08)
Campsites	BC(16/05,5700m),C2(18/05,6400m),C3(19/05,7400m),C4(20/05,7600m),Smt(21/05)
Route Notes	C3 at Makalu La. After their success on Dhaulagiri I, their return to Kathmandu and their decision to go to Makalu instead of Annapurna I, the team flew by helicopter to Hillary base camp on 16 May and immediately went to their BC at 5700m. They were still well acclimatized and moved up Makalu quickly, skipping the normal C1 and going directly to C2 (actually their C1) at 6400m on the 18th, and C3 at 7400m on the Makalu La on the 19th. They planned to make their C4 at 7600m on the 20th, but only Jaros got there; Hruby stopped at 7200m. "He had no power" and slept there in the tent of Ted Atkins, a British independent climber, during the nights of the 20th and 21st. Jaros went on up to camp at 7600m. On the 21st, Jaros left the camp at 7600m at 1:30 am to go to the summit with Ted Atkins and Andrew Lock, Australian. Jaros reached the summit at 11:00-11:30 am, descended to the camp at 7600m at 2:00 pm and went on down to 7200m, where at 4:00 pm, he met Hruby. They both slept there that night. On the 22nd they were in BC, on the 23rd they moved down to a site where a helicopter could reach them and on the 25th they returned directly to Kathmandu.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	DHA108108
Checksum	2457516
Year	2008
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	makalu la-nw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	45492
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA08107
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Zdenek
Last Name	Hruby
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	Czech Republic
Status	Leader
Residence	Prague, Czech Republic
Occupation	University teacher
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7400
Summit Date 1	2008-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1956-2013) Died 9 August 2013 on Gasherbrum I from falling in descent from summit
Summit Bid	2
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2433655
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	zdenek hruby
Year of Birth	1956
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	52
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	45493
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA08107
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Radek
Last Name	Jaros
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	Czech Republic
Status	Climber
Residence	Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic
Occupation	Alpinist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	2008-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1115
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	110
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436389
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	radek jaros
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Member

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Zdenek Hruby	M	1956	Czech Republic	Leader	Prague, Czech Republic	University teacher	Details Other expeditions
Radek Jaros	M	1964	Czech Republic	Climber	Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic	Alpinist	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.